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Harran is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 904 km 2, and its population is 96,072 (2022). It is approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Urfa and 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Syrian border crossing at Akçakale.
The ruins of the city of Harran, called Haran (Hebrew: חָרָן, Ḥārān) in the Hebrew Bible, might lie within present-day Turkey. Haran first appears in the Book of Genesis as the home of Terah and his descendants, and as Abraham's temporary home.
Harran, ancient city of strategic importance, now a village, in southeastern Turkey. It lies along the Balīkh River, 24 miles (38 km) southeast of Urfa. The town was located on the road that ran from Nineveh to Carchemish and was regarded as of considerable importance by the Assyrian kings.
May 27, 2022 · Turkey’s ancient Harran was the center of pre-historic Temple of the Moon god Sin, and the site of Roman versus Persian, and Crusader versus Islamic battles.
Harran, also known as Carrhae, is a district of Şanlıurfa Province in the southeast of Turkey. Harran is an ancient city which was a major Mesopotamian commercial, cultural, and religious center. It is a valuable archaeological site.
Harran, Şanlıurfa ilinin bir ilçesidir. Suriye sınırına yakın olan bir ilçedir. Şanlıurfa'ya 44 kilometre uzaktadır. Şanlıurfa'daki Harran Üniversitesi de adını bu ilçeden almıştır. Kuzey Mezopotamya'nın kadim yerleşim yerlerindendir. İlçe halkının tamamına yakınını Arap kökenli Türk vatandaşları oluşturur.
The Battle of Harran took place on 7 May 1104 between the Crusader states of the Principality of Antioch and the County of Edessa, and the Seljuk Turks. It was the first major battle against the newfound Crusader states in the aftermath of the First Crusade, marking a key turning point against Frankish expansion. [3]
The Harran Castle (Turkish: Harran Kalesi) or Harran Citadel is a castle ruin in Harran, Turkey. Most of the present structure dates to the Ayyubid Sultanate c. 1200 but the castle is substantially older.
The Fall of Harran refers to the siege and capture of the Assyrian city of Harran by the Median and Neo-Babylonian empires. Background. From the year 639 BC, the Neo-Assyrian Empire had been suffering from a decline in their power, culminating in Babylonian and Median invasions of their lands.
Harran is a village in Grong municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the river Namsen in the Namdalen valley. It is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the village of Medjå, the administrative center of Grong.
Harran este un sat și un district în provincia Șanlıurfa din sud-estul Turciei, la 44 km sud-est de orașul omonim, Șanlıurfa, și în apropiere de granița cu Siria. Numele satului este oficial Altınbașak, în timp ce districtul este numit Harran.
Ninive Kr. e. 612-es lerombolása után az asszír hadsereg és adminisztráció maradékai Harránban rendezkedtek be II. Assur-uballit vezetésével, de Kr. e. 609-ben a várost megostromolta és bevette a szövetséges újbabiloni – méd hadsereg. A médeket Küaxarész méd király személyesen vezette. Szín templomát ekkor elhagyták, Nabú-naid uralkodásának kezdetén még mindig ...
Haran was briefly the capital of the Islamic empire in the 8th century AD, but most of the remains at the site today belong to the Islamic town from the 12th and 13th centuries AD. The town consisted of rectangular and square mudbrick houses that had rooms arranged around a paved courtyard.
The city-state of Harran was part of a network of city-states, called the Kish civilization, centered in the Syrian Levant and upper Mesopotamia. The rise of Harran closely mirrored the similar rise of its trade partners, Ebla, Ugarit, and Alalakh, in a process called secondary urbanization.
Mar 30, 2022 · Harran, about 50 kilometers south of Sanliurfa, is famous for its traditional mud-brick beehive style of housing, but this small town offers plenty of other attractions for visitors. Its long history of settlement has left the town with a glut of fascinating historic architecture, and the entire place is imbued with an ancient atmosphere.
Aug 8, 2016 · Haran or Harran (both: härän´), ancient city of Mesopotamia, now in SE Asian Turkey, 24 mi (39 km) SE of Şanlıurfa. It was an important center on the trade route from Nineveh to Carchemish and the seat of the Assyrian moon god.
Feb 19, 2021 · In this Harran guide, we’ll be covering the city’s fascinating history and prominent landmarks, including its iconic Beehive Houses. Harran was inhabited as early as the Chalcolithic age but first grew to prominence in the 3rd millennium BC as part of the Assyrian Empire.
Harran is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 904 km2, and its population is 96,072 (2022). It is approximately 40 kilometres southeast of Urfa and 20 kilometres from the Syrian border crossing at Akçakale.
Aug 28, 2017 · Located in the Şanlurfa Province, the ruins of the ancient city of Harran date back to the 3rd millennium BCE when the area was a cultural, religious, and commercial center. From the Early Bronze Age to the Early Christian period, get to know the fascinating story of this ancient city that continues to stun visitors.
Harran was a city-state and the main setting in the game Dying Light. The distant skylines and high-rise buildings gives a sense of enormity and depth to this urban structure.
Harran är ett distrikt i provinsen Şanlıurfa i sydöstra Turkiet, på gränsen till Syrien. Den forna staden Harran , även känd under det latinska namnet Carrhae , som var belägen i dagens distrikt mellan floderna Eufrat och Tigris, fick under det sena assyriska imperiet stor politisk och kulturell betydelse.
Harran (Carrhae en latin, ou Carrhes en français) est une ville et un district de Turquie, dans le sud-est de la Turquie actuelle, au croisement des routes de Damas, de Karkemich et de Ninive.
Harran je jednou z nejstarších sídlištních aglomerací na naší planetě, je starý více než 6000 let. Leží zhruba 40 km jihovýchodně od města Şanlıurfa, na jihovýchodě dnešního Turecka a blízko severní hranice Sýrie. K nalezení jsou zde charakteristické domky uplácané z bláta vypadající jako včelí úly. V městě ...
